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24 September 2021
The European Union’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has re-elected Harald Enzmann as chair, France has warned about vitamin D overdoses in infants, and the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has added a warning about steroid withdrawal reactions to...
8 September 2021
New Zealand's Medicines Classification Committee (MCC) is set to reconsider an application to change the status of allopurinol for preventing gout, Europe’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has extended the mandate of its vice chair for a further three years, and the UK’s Medicines...
1 July 2021
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced that its deputy executive director, Noël Wathion, has retired after 25 years of service.
8 December 2020
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have published a joint strategy to 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has released a judgement on cannabidiol (CBD), and Denmark has made changes to the sale of loperamide medicines.
21 September 2020
Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has confirmed its recommendation that all medicines containing ranitidine should be suspended in the European Union.
11 September 2020
A parliamentary group in the UK wants the progestogen-only pill to be made available without a prescription, research claims a link between paracetamol and risk taking, and Europe recommends withdrawing the marketing authorisation for a prescription version of ulipristal acetate.
10 July 2020
Europe takes more action to reduce nitrosamines in medicines, while the UK offers advice on vitamin D and COVID-19.
26 June 2020
France is establishing national production of paracetamol, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is set to take another look at ranitidine, and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare has recalled some children’s medicines.
25 June 2020
Emer Cooke is set to be the new executive director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
1 May 2020
Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the suspension of all medicines containing ranitidine in the European Union.